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    Tim Hagen

    Tim Hagen

    Tim Hagen founded Progress Coaching, a Training Reinforcement Partner Company, in 1997. His entrepreneurial career began in college leading to positions in sales, sales management, and sales training for small and large corporations, and eventually ownership of several training companies. Tim is often a keynote speaker at companies teaching the value of coaching and conversations in the workplace. He possesses a unique combination of hands-on experience, academics, and innovative insight to solve the industry’s most common challenges specific to workplace performance. Tim holds a bachelor’s degree in Adult Education and Training from the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee.
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    Combine Feedback with Coaching

    Mon,Aug 11,2025 @ 07:45 AM | Posted by: Tim Hagen

    Combine Feedback with Coaching

    I just led a session with one of our clients, and when I think about leadership, we tend to compartmentalize things. Like feedback, mentorship, coaching: so often we put them in there and

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    The Greatest Risk to Anyone Is Doing Nothing

    Mon,Aug 04,2025 @ 07:45 AM | Posted by: Tim Hagen

    The Greatest Risk to Anyone Is Doing Nothing

    About 3-4 weeks ago, I got a phone call from an ex-client who I developed a pretty good friendship with and he said, "I just want to thank you. Are you aware of what happened to my old employer?" I said no, what's going on? He said, "They filed for bankruptcy."

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    Building Team Connections

    Mon,Jul 28,2025 @ 07:45 AM | Posted by: Tim Hagen

    Building Team Connections

    One of the best things that we can do as leaders is to facilitate conversations with our people, not just the leader directly, but facilitate conversations between teammates.

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    The Power of I Am

    Mon,Jul 21,2025 @ 07:45 AM | Posted by: Tim Hagen

    The Power of "I Am"

    Positive affirmations is a long-standing concept. I just saw a social media post and Kyrie Irving and someone from Shark Tank were talking about the power of positive affirmations. Specifically, "I am..."

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    Build Great Workplace Cultures Through Conversation

    Mon,Jul 14,2025 @ 07:45 AM | Posted by: Tim Hagen

    Build Great Workplace Cultures Through Conversation

    When organizations need to improve their workplace cultures, we often talk about our employee cultures or our workplace cultures from a distance. We talk about engagement in these nebulous, ambiguous terms.

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    Coaching Nudges: Transforming Team Mindsets Through Daily Digital Touchpoints

    Mon,Jun 23,2025 @ 07:45 AM | Posted by: Tim Hagen

    Coaching Nudges: Transforming Team Mindsets Through Daily Digital Touchpoints

    What if employees were reminded daily how to be great teammates, how to show up with a positive attitude, how to listen (truly, actively listen), how to give leaders latitude, and how to seek and accept feedback on a regular basis. How do we do that?

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    Digital Handshakes Don't Feel Warm

    Mon,Jun 16,2025 @ 07:45 AM | Posted by: Tim Hagen

    Digital Handshakes Don't Feel Warm

    The workplace is certainly evolving. Now we've started a publication here called the Workplace Coaching Times. We have multiple contributors, experts, and subject matter experts all contributing content. The workplace is changing. The pandemic and following events prompted us to change. It got us to think differently.

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    The Coaching 360 Revolution

    Mon,Jun 09,2025 @ 07:45 AM | Posted by: Tim Hagen

    The Coaching 360 Revolution

    Let me introduce you to Progress Coaching 360™. How do we bring coaching full circle inside an organization?

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    Why Tiny Coaching Nudges Create Massive Shifts in Workplace Behavior

    Mon,Jun 02,2025 @ 04:26 PM | Posted by: Tim Hagen

    Why Tiny Coaching Nudges Create Massive Shifts in Workplace Behavior

    Welcome to Coaching Nudges. What are coaching nudges? Coaching nudges are small video or text-based quotes, or suggested actions that are sent in small amounts on a regular cadence. Let me give you an example.

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    Reverse Engineered Coaching: Part 3 - What Are We Coaching To?

    Mon,May 26,2025 @ 08:00 AM | Posted by: Tim Hagen

    Reverse Engineered Coaching: Part 3 - What Are We Coaching To?

    This month we've really focused on something called Reverse Engineered Coaching. How does it work?

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